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Öljy- ja biopolttoaineala ry - Finnish Petroleum and Biofuels Association

The objective of the association is to promote the conduct of responsible and profitable business in the Finnish oil and liquid biofuels sector, to implement projects promoting positive development in the sector, to protect and further the general and common interests of its members, and to act as a common forum for its members in the oil and biofuels sector, while acknowledging the principles of free competition between its members and not interfering in its members' internal matters.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Evaluation of the Industrial Emissions Directive

27 Nov 2018

The IE directive including BAT requirements is ambitious and its implementation is currently going on. Some industry sectors can expect to have full implementation in place by end on 2018. This is not the case with all important industry sectors. For example, the 4 years' legal implementation period for the energy production industry (LCP) BAT conclusions, published in December 2017, is running until end of the year 2021. Therefore, it is too early to start evaluation of practical impact and achievements of the IE directive already in 2020, because implementation is unfinished with certain important industry sectors. Furthermore, in order to make an effective review it is very important to understand that emission data available in 2020 will not be 'on-line', but typically two years old. This means that reliable evaluation of the directive objectives should be envisaged a few years later. In Finland, the current IE directive was fully implemented in 2014 and several respective BAT conclusions have been implemented, including pulp and paper and oil refining. Respectively, environmental permit requirements and limits have been tightened through permit decisions e.g. during 2016 - 2018, in order to correspond to relevant BATAELs. Quality of the environment in Finland is generally good (air quality, for example, typically meets all EU air quality standards). Therefore, stricter environmental controls may not be necessary at all member states and consequently, reasonable derogations and flexibility mechanism should be awarded for such member states where the environmental conditions meet the environmental quality needs.
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Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

14 Mar 2016 · biofuels in the future energy mix